The beginning of fire season has already proven to be challenging for firefighters across the Cape – devastating blazes in the Kosovo township of Phillipi, as well as an all-destroying fire in Khayelitsha have marked the start of the Cape’s wild fires.

Working on Fire (WOF) firefighters on the Garden Route have been battling a blaze in Vermaaklikheid since Sunday, which shows no signs of abating.

The fire has sprung up on what is known as a ‘hot spot’ near the Duivenshokriver on the Garden Route. This area falls under the Hessequa municipality, and a total of five houses have been lost to the flames.

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